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Welcome to the Tacoma German Language School! We're glad you found us online and hope to see you in one of our classrooms soon. TGLS provides high-quality language and cultural programs for studenst of all ages.

Our classes are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am - 12:00 noon. During the summer, evening summer classes and a week-long summer camp are offered during June and July.

Newest feature: Printable memory games and other materials.

Click on "Printables" to access the latest addition to our website: printable memory games and other materials you can use at home to reinforce the vocabulary your children were introduced to in class. You can print these twice on card stock, then cut along the lines to make a memory game, or you can print twice on paper and glue the sheets onto some poster board or cardboard to make the memory game. Kids love to play memory, and with a German memory game they not only train their brains to remember where the cards are, but also to remember the German vocabulary words. The whole family can play and have fun while learning!

We are looking for teachers! For more information and application instructions, pleaseclick here.

To pre-register for Fall-Summer 2016-2017 classes, please fill out the application form by clicking here.

PLEASE NOTE: NIKOLAUSFEIER HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO DECEMBER 17TH, 2016!

For information about upcoming events, please scroll down.﻿﻿﻿

Fall Term 2016 begins September 10th, 2016

Please call (360) 832-4403 to receive a brochure or send an e-mail to: tgls_tacoma@outlook.com or click on the links below to download a registration brochure.

NO SCHOOL January 14th, 2017 - semester break

First day of Spring Semester, January 21st, 2017

Faschingsfeier/Carnival on February 4th, 2017

NO SCHOOL February 18th, 2017 - President's Day weekend

DSD Test part I, March 25th, 2017

DSD Test part II, April 1st, 2017

Easter egg hunt, April 8th, 2017

NO SCHOOL April 15th, 2017 - Easter weekend

Maifest, May 6th, 2017

Last day of school, May 20th, 2017

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The primary focus is on conversation, although reading and writing are also part of the curriculum. The curriculum gives review/reinforcement and is spiraled for development. Children rotate from age-based homerooms to proficiency groupings for part of each session. All of our adult classes use a communicative approach, emphasizing conversation and include reading, writing, and grammar.﻿